{"id":3702,"date":"2026-02-10T16:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/?p=3702"},"modified":"2026-05-09T17:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:41:43","slug":"marthas-essay-beyond-barbarization-featured-in-gti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/?p=3702","title":{"rendered":"Martha’s essay ‘Beyond Barbarization’ featured in GTI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Martha\u2019s essay \u201c<\/em>Beyond Barbarization\u201d<\/em> is featured in the new publication of the Great Transition Initiative (www.greattransition.org<\/a>) as a contribution to GTI Forum Which Future Are We Living In?<\/a>, under the section ‘Highlighting Bright Spots’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read the article here<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Yes, we might be heading for Barbarization, but we are coming from Barbarization too.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Van Der Bly, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Let us shine a light on the unconventional, the magical, the unexpected, the unbelievable, the fantastical, that is all around us every day quietly forging the unforeseeable but brighter future we dream of. For it has to be seen to be believed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Van Der Bly, 2022)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Martha filming in Sofia, Bulgaria for her documentary ‘Eva’s Mission’. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Screensh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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